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enIraqi minister: Concerns over Islamic State looting third ancient site http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-08/iraqi-minister-concerns-over-islamic-state-looting-third-ancient-site
<p>BAGHDAD — Iraq's minister of tourism and antiquities says the government is investigating reports that the ancient archaeological site of Khorsabad in northern Iraq is being the latest to be attacked by the Islamic State militant group.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-08/iraqi-minister-concerns-over-islamic-state-looting-third-ancient-site" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-08/iraqi-minister-concerns-over-islamic-state-looting-third-ancient-site#commentsFiled onlineAssociated PressAdel ShirshabAsiaAssyriaBAGHDADDur-SharrukinFertile CrescentGeography of IraqHatraIraqMesopotamiaministerMinister of TourismMosulMosulNinawa Governoratenorthern IraqPerson CareerQuotationSaeed MamuziniThe Associated PressUnited Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural OrganizationWarWarSun, 08 Mar 2015 13:47:43 +0000Associated Press211792 at http://lubbockonline.comAround the worldhttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-11-07/around-world
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<p>For a force that has built its reputation on an aura of momentum and invincibility, the Islamic State group is now dealing with a series of military setbacks in Iraq and a prolonged stalemate in the small Syrian border town of Kobani.</p>
<p>Gone are the days when IS was able to seize territory in both countries with relative ease. Its newfound problems, including a loss of oil revenue, raise questions about the extent to which it will be able to continue recruiting fighters who want to be with a winner.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-11-07/around-world" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-11-07/around-world#commentsWorldAsiaBEIRUTBeirutFaysal ItaniFertile CrescentIraqIraqIsisKobaniLevantLubbock Avalanche-JournalMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaoilPerson CareerQuotationSyriaSyriaWarWarWestern AsiaFri, 07 Nov 2014 06:23:09 +0000Staff196604 at http://lubbockonline.comAPNewsBreak: Jihadis on cruise ships to Syria http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-11-06/apnewsbreak-jihadis-cruise-ships-syria
<p>MONACO (AP) — Top Interpol officials tell The Associated Press that would-be jihadi fighters are booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass efforts to thwart them in Turkey.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-11-06/apnewsbreak-jihadis-cruise-ships-syria" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-11-06/apnewsbreak-jihadis-cruise-ships-syria#commentsFiled onlineAsiaCAPTCHAchiefdirectorFertile CrescentInterpolInterpolIraqIraqLevantLubbock Avalanche-JournalMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaMonacoOsama bin LadenPerson CareerPierre St. HilaireRonald NobleSyriaSyriaThe Associated PressTurkeyWestern AsiaThu, 06 Nov 2014 17:12:13 +0000Staff196510 at http://lubbockonline.comMilitant group said to be using chlorine bombshttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-10-25/militant-group-said-be-using-chlorine-bombs
<p>MURSITPINAR, Turkey — New allegations have emerged that Islamic State extremists have expanded their arsenal with chlorine bombs and captured fighter jets — weapons that could help the militants in Iraq and Syria.</p>
<p>Kurdish fighters in the key Syrian border town of Kobani have held off a monthlong offensive by the Islamic State group with the help of a U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-10-25/militant-group-said-be-using-chlorine-bombs" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-10-25/militant-group-said-be-using-chlorine-bombs#commentsWorldELENA BECATOROSAsiaBAGHDADBaladBashar al-AssadchemicalchemicalsFertile CrescentIraqIraqIraqi KurdistanJohn KerryKobaniKurdish peopleKurdistan Workers' PartyLevantMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaMiddle EastMURSITPINARnorthern IraqPerson CareerPerson TravelpresidentQuotationRecep Tayyip ErdoganSecretary of John KerrySyriaSyriaTechnologyTechnologyThe Associated PressTurkeyWarWarWASHINGTONWestern AsiaSat, 25 Oct 2014 05:05:54 +0000ELENA BECATOROS194842 at http://lubbockonline.comObama to meet with allies on militant fight http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-10-14/obama-meet-allies-militant-fight-0
<p>WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his military commanders will meet Tuesday with defense chiefs from more than 20 nations participating in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.</p>
<p>The daylong meeting comes as the White House tries to tout progress in the U.S.-led campaign against the militants, while also girding the public for a military effort that could extend well beyond Obama's presidency. Administration officials said the meeting would focus on military strategy and ways to bolster the campaign to counter the extremists.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-10-14/obama-meet-allies-militant-fight-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-10-14/obama-meet-allies-militant-fight-0#commentsFiled onlineAmericasArequipaAsiaAssociated PressBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessChuck HagelChuck HagelDefense SecretaryDrone attacks in PakistanEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFertile CrescentFranceHealthHealthIraqIraqLevantMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaNorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationPerson CareerPeruPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationSaudi ArabiaSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSyriaSyriaUnited Arab EmiratesWarWarWASHINGTONWestern AsiaWhite HouseTue, 14 Oct 2014 17:39:45 +0000Staff193470 at http://lubbockonline.comObama to meet with allies on militant fight http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-10-14/obama-meet-allies-militant-fight
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his military commanders will meet Tuesday with defense chiefs from more than 20 nations participating in the fight against the Islamic State gr</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-10-14/obama-meet-allies-militant-fight" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-10-14/obama-meet-allies-militant-fight#commentsFiled onlineAmericasArequipaAsiaBusinessBusinessChuck HagelChuck HagelDefense SecretaryEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFertile CrescentHealthHealthIraqIraqLevantLubbock Avalanche-JournalMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaPerson CareerPeruPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationSaudi ArabiaSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSyriaSyriaUnited Arab EmiratesWarWarWASHINGTONWestern AsiaWhite HouseTue, 14 Oct 2014 13:48:00 +0000Staff193455 at http://lubbockonline.comDenmark joins fight against Islamic State group http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-26/denmark-joins-fight-against-islamic-state-group
<p>LONDON (AP) — The Danish government on Friday announced it was joining the coalition to strike at the Islamic State extremist group, sending seven F-16 fighter jets to take part in airstrikes against the group in Iraq.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-26/denmark-joins-fight-against-islamic-state-group" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-26/denmark-joins-fight-against-islamic-state-group#commentsFiled onlineAsiaBelgiumDanish governmentDavid CameronDavid CameronDenmarkF-16Fertile CrescentHelle Thorning-SchmidtIraqLevantLondonLubbock Avalanche-JournalMesopotamiaPerson CareerPrime MinisterQuotationSyriaSyriaWestern AsiaFri, 26 Sep 2014 11:44:18 +0000Staff191145 at http://lubbockonline.comUS strikes militant staging area in Syria http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-24/us-strikes-militant-staging-area-syria
<p>WASHINGTON — A Pentagon spokesman says the United States executed two airstrikes Wednesday on an Islamic State group staging area in eastern Syria.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-24/us-strikes-militant-staging-area-syria" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-24/us-strikes-militant-staging-area-syria#commentsFiled onlineAsiaBoukamalCompany Locationeastern SyriaFertile CrescentIraqJohn KirbyKurdish peopleLevantMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaMiddle EastPentagonspokesmanSyriaSyrian ObservatoryUnited StatesWarWarWASHINGTONWestern AsiaWed, 24 Sep 2014 12:13:47 +0000Staff190857 at http://lubbockonline.comObama cautions against using force to solve crises http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-08-29/obama-cautions-against-using-force-solve-crises
<p>WASHINGTON — Faced with deepening crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, President Barack Obama is putting the brakes on the notion that American military power can solve either conflict.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-08-29/obama-cautions-against-using-force-solve-crises" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-08-29/obama-cautions-against-using-force-solve-crises#commentsFiled onlineAmerican militaryAsiaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Obama foreign policyBusinessBusinesschairmanDiplomatic RelationsEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEuropean UnionFertile CrescentHealthHealthIraqIraqJames FoleyjournalistLevantMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaMiddle EastPerson CareerPerson LocationPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationRussiaSyriaSyriaU.S.UkraineVladimir PutinWarWarWASHINGTONWestern AsiaWhite HouseFri, 29 Aug 2014 12:01:02 +0000Staff187439 at http://lubbockonline.comAmerican humanitarian aid worker being held hostage in Syriahttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-08-27/american-humanitarian-aid-worker-being-held-hostage-syria
<p>WASHINGTON — The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, a family representative said Tuesday. The 26-year-old woman is the third American known to have been kidnapped by the militant group.</p>
<p>The Islamic State group recently threatened to kill American hostages to avenge the crushing airstrikes in Iraq against militants advancing on Mount Sinjar and the Kurdish capital of Irbil.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-08-27/american-humanitarian-aid-worker-being-held-hostage-syria" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-08-27/american-humanitarian-aid-worker-being-held-hostage-syria#commentsWorldBY Lara JakesAsiaBostonFertile CrescentIraqIrbilJames FoleyjournalistLevantLibyaMesopotamiaNew HampshirePerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationQuotationrepresentativeRochesterSyriaSyriaUnited StatesWarWarWASHINGTONWestern AsiaWed, 27 Aug 2014 05:12:15 +0000BY Lara Jakes187128 at http://lubbockonline.comBeheading spurs new attacks on Islamic militantshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2014-08-21/beheading-spurs-new-attacks-islamic-militants
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<p>WASHINGTON — The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes Wednesday against the Islamic State extremist group that beheaded American journalist James Foley and that has seized a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria. President Barack Obama vowed relentless pursuit of the terrorists and the White House revealed the U.S. had launched a secret rescue mission inside Syria earlier this summer that failed to rescue Foley and other Americans still being held hostage.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2014-08-21/beheading-spurs-new-attacks-islamic-militants" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2014-08-21/beheading-spurs-new-attacks-islamic-militants#commentsNational NewsLARA JAKESAsiaBAGHDADBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessdefense ministerDepartment of StateEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFawaz GergesFertile Crescentforeign ministerforwardFranceHealthHealthIraqIraqIslamic terrorismJames FoleyjournalistLaurent FabiusLebanon hostage crisisLevantMassachusettsMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaMiddle EastPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationSyriaSyriaTwo U.S.United StatesWarWarWASHINGTONWestern AsiaWhite HouseThu, 21 Aug 2014 05:27:28 +0000LARA JAKES186404 at http://lubbockonline.comObama seeks $500 million to train, equip Syrian rebelshttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-06-27/obama-seeks-500-million-train-equip-syrian-rebels
<p>WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama asked Congress Thursday for $500 million to train and arm vetted members of the Syrian opposition, as the U.S. struggles for a way to stem a civil war that has also fueled the al-Qaida-inspired insurgency in neighboring Iraq.</p>
<p>The military training program would deepen the Obama administration’s involvement in the more than four-year conflict between rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. If approved by Congress, the program would supplement a covert train-and-assistance program run by U.S. intelligence agencies.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-06-27/obama-seeks-500-million-train-equip-syrian-rebels" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2014-06-27/obama-seeks-500-million-train-equip-syrian-rebels#commentsWorldJULIE PACEAcademial-QaedaAsiaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBashar al-AssadBashar AssadBusinessBusinessCentral EuropeCongressEastern EuropeEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFertile CrescentHealthHealthHuman InterestHuman InterestIraqIraqLevantMember states of the United NationsMesopotamiaPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationSyriaSyriaUkraineUSDWarWarWar in AfghanistanWASHINGTONWestern AsiaWhite HouseFri, 27 Jun 2014 05:13:31 +0000JULIE PACE179779 at http://lubbockonline.comObama cautious on Syria chemical weaponshttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2013-04-27/obama-cautious-syria-chemical-weapons
<p>WASHINGTON — Proceeding cautiously, President Barack Obama insisted Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his “calculus” about U.S. military involvement in the 2-year-old civil war — but said too little was known about a pair of likely sarin attacks to order aggressive action now.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2013-04-27/obama-cautious-syria-chemical-weapons" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2013-04-27/obama-cautious-syria-chemical-weapons#commentsWorldDONNA CASSATAAmericaAmerican militaryArizonaArmed AttackAsiaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBashar al-AssadBashar AssadBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionchemicalDavid CicillineEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFertile CrescentFloridaFranceHealthHealthInternational reactions to the 2011–2012 Syrian uprisingIranIraq WarIsraelJohn McCainJohn MicaJordanLevantMesopotamiaNorth KoreaPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentQatarQuotationSyriaSyriaSyrian governmentSyria–United States relationsUnited KingdomUnited StatesWarWarWASHINGTONWeapon of mass destructionWestern AsiaWhite HouseSat, 27 Apr 2013 05:15:11 +0000DONNA CASSATA132944 at http://lubbockonline.comAssad's regime steps up use of air powerhttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2012-08-22/assads-regime-steps-use-air-power
<p>BEIRUT — Its forces stretched thin on multiple fronts, President Bashar Assad’s regime has significantly increased its use of air power against Syrian rebels in recent weeks, causing a spike in civilian casualties.</p>
<p>The shift is providing useful clues about the capability of the Syrian air force as Western powers consider the option of enforcing a no-fly zone over the northern part of the country, where rebels control large swaths of territory along the Turkish border.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2012-08-22/assads-regime-steps-use-air-power" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2012-08-22/assads-regime-steps-use-air-power#commentsWorldby HAMZA HENDAWIAleppoAssociated PressBaathismBashar al-AssadBashar AssadBEIRUTChristopher S. ChivvisDamascusDefense SecretaryFertile CrescentHillary Rodham ClintonLeon PanettaLevantMajorMesopotamiaMOSCOWOperation Mole Cricket 19Operation OrchardPerson CareerPieter Wezemanpilotpolitical scientistpresidentQuotationRand CorporationreporterRussiaSaeed MohammedSecretary of StateSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSyriaSyriaSyrian air forceTechnologyTechnologyTurkeyUnited StatesWarWarWestern AsiaWed, 22 Aug 2012 05:11:52 +0000by HAMZA HENDAWI102273 at http://lubbockonline.comSyria fighting deeply scars Aleppo neighborhoodshttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2012-08-18/syria-fighting-deeply-scars-aleppo-neighborhoods
<p>ALEPPO, Syria — Entire neighborhoods of Syria’s largest city bear battle scars: buildings toppled by government shells, charred tanks blown up by rebels and trash-strewn no-man’s lands where neither side has full control after nearly a month of deadly street battles.</p>
<p>Ruin and tragedy can come in an instant. On Friday, a government fighter jet blasted the top three floors of a five-story apartment building, killing a mother, father and their three boys. Buried in the rubble was a newlywed couple who moved in on their wedding night two months ago.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2012-08-18/syria-fighting-deeply-scars-aleppo-neighborhoods" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2012-08-18/syria-fighting-deeply-scars-aleppo-neighborhoods#commentsWorldBY BEN HUBBARDAleppoAleppoArmyAsiaBaathismBashar al-AssadBashar AssadDamascusenvoyFamily RelationFertile CrescentfoodForeign relations of SyriaHama massacreHuman InterestHuman InterestHussein ArajJamal MahmoudLevantMahmoud BakkourMesopotamiametalMiddle EastMohammed EzzoMunir EzzoOlaPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson RelationpresidentQuotationRamadanSyriaSyriaThe Associated PressThe hospitalUnited NationsWestern AsiaSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:13:34 +0000BY BEN HUBBARD101671 at http://lubbockonline.com